Specimen Fireball 1 :   January 23, 2009  0435 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound;
No prominent scatter from this fireball which is somewhat rare. Possible delayed scatter in next movie but inconclusive.
FB20090123_0435uthe_Ashcraft.mp4
   10 seconds  600 KB

Sonic Movie 2 :  Full duration of event:
Possible delayed reflection.  Not sure though.
FB20090123_0435utlo_Ashcraft.mp4
   30 seconds  1.4 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection begins during the 0435 UT minute.  Nothing obvious on chart.
 





Specimen Meteor 2 :   January 23, 2009  0900 UT

Observer's comment: This meteor makes a short visual blip in the movie with an obvious head echo
and then a delayed and strong long lasting reflective ionization occurs.

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound;
Head echo and delayed ascension of scatter in this movie. Full duration of reflection below.

FB20090123_0900uthe_Ashcraft.mp4  30 seconds  1.8 MB

Sonic Movie 2 :  Full duration of event:
Strong radio meteor.  NOTE:  LARGE FILE!
FB20090123_0900utLO_Ashcraft.mp4
  3 minutes 28 seconds  9.6 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection begins during the 0900 UT minute. Very long lasting ionization.
 






Specimen Fireball 3 :   January 23, 2009  1207 UT

Observer's comment: This was a good fireball but without much reflective ionization.  

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound;
All the sounds in the movie are space dust.

FB20090123_1207ut_Ashcraft.mp4  10 seconds  600 KB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection begins during the 12070 UT minute. Indistinguishable from rest of space dust.
 

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